Our Nazi (Notre Nazi) 40 years old

In Our Nazi, we are plunged into a situation we barely, and only slowly, understand: the filming of Thomas Harlan’s experimental feature Wundkanal (1984), in which true-life ex-SS officer Alfred Filbert, now very old, is ‘put on trial’ for the camera, without him suspecting what is to come or why he is really there. Kramer’s confronting film is an essay about the sticky complicity of everyone present at this event, each bringing their own history, their own political ideology, their own desires to take revenge, to seek redemption or compassion, or just to put their heads down and ‘get the job done’ professionally, or (in the case of Filbert) to be a star, a part of the magnificent, magical, seductive world of cinema, even if it kills him.

Credits

Our Nazi Cast

Name Character
Henri Alekan He was 74, 92 years old when he died as Himself
Thomas Harlan He was 54, 81 years old when he died as Himself

Our Nazi Crew

Name Department
Robert Kramer as Director of Photography. He was 44 (60) years old when He died Camera
Robert Kramer as Director. He was 44 (60) years old when He died Directing
Robert Kramer as Writer. He was 44 (60) years old when He died Writing
Henri Alekan as Director of Photography. He was 74 (92) years old when He died Camera
Thomas Harlan as Writer. He was 54 (81) years old when He died Writing
Yasha Aginsky as Editor. He was 10 (now 29) years old Editing
Our Nazi poster
Our Nazi (40 years)

  • Release day: Friday, January 27, 1984
  • Runtime: 94 minutes